Patuxent River

The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. Native Americans lived along the river since 6500 BC, and the river became a regional trade center. In June 1588, a small Spanish expedition anchored for the night in the mouth of the river, and Captain John Smith made a detailed map of the river after traveling upriver in 1608. In 2000, the Patuxent watershed had a population of 590,769 people.